Halo Dogs

Halo Dogs Ltd
Industry Dog training, Dog daycare
Founded 2009 (2009)
Founders

Olga Kumaran

Justin Kumaran
Headquarters London, England
Services Dog day care, puppy school, training, behaviour, grooming, boarding, dog walking, pet sitting, animal ambulance, rescue & rehoming
Website http://www.halodogs.co.uk

Halo Dogs was founded in 2009 by master dog trainer[1] and former medic and manager of The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Justin Kumaran with his wife Olga Kumaran, a qualified Yoga and Meditation Teacher and Animal Rights Campaigner

History

Kumaran founded Halo Dogs in North London in 2009. He got the idea to start a dog day care centre when he was working as a part-time "re-homer" at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.[2] In 2010 Halo Dogs became a limited company.[3] In 2011 Halo Dogs won the Enterprise Enfield Start up Business Award, followed by the Business Of The Year Award in 2014.[4][5] Halo Dogs is considered a top London doggie nursery.[6] It operates on 540 acres of land and has a cageless environment where puppies and dogs are permitted to interact with each other, socialise and play under constant supervision. The facility contains play and agility equipment, splash pools, fallen logs, play kennels, lakes, colour televisions, outdoor and indoor play areas and chill-out facilities. The centre also has a "time-out" area for temporarily separating dogs that demonstrate inappropriate behaviour.[2]

Other services

Since its founding, Halo Dogs has offered a variety of services including dog obedience and dog behaviour training, dog agility, dog boarding, dog walking, dog grooming, pet photography, animal ambulance and a dog rescue and re-homing service.[7] It is also the main sponsor of the Animals-In-Distress Animal Refuge in Málaga, Spain.[8]

Charity work

In addition to running its own self-funded rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing centre, Halo Dogs regularly supports other dog rescue charities including Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, The Mayhew Animal Home, Animals In Distress (A.I.D) and Pup Aid.

Media work

Halo Dogs media work includes the BBC,[9][10] Daily Mail,[2] Dogs Monthly Magazine,[11] Real People Magazine,[12] Guild of Dog Trainers,[13] Channel 4,[14]London Live,[15] and France2[16] TV.
The company has also appeared in the Evening Standard, Time Out, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Awards and recognition

2011 Winner Enterprise Enfield Start-Up Business of the Year Award[4][5]
2014 Winner Enterprise Enfield Business of the Year Award[17]

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Lez ’’Guild of Dog Trainers’’ (July 15, 2011). Retrieved 02 June 2012
  2. 1 2 3 Stocks, Jenny (June 1, 2012). "The doggie creche where owners are so barking they demand their mutts get eggs benedict for breakfast...(Not to mention Radio 4 and a chauffeured ride home)". Daily Mail. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 02 June 2012
  4. 1 2 King, Sue Enterprise Enfield (November 3, 2011). enterpriseenfield.org. Retrieved 2 June 2012
  5. 1 2 Press Release London Borough of Enfield (November 3, 2012). enfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2012
  6. ↑ Kirwan-Taylor, Helen ’’Evening Standard’’ (March 12th, 2012). thisislondon.co.uk. Retrieved 02 June 2012
  7. ↑ Halo Dogs Ltd (June 2, 2012). Retrieved 2 June 2012
  8. ↑ Safont-Ruiz, Joe ’’Animals In Distress A.I.D’’ (December 21, 2011). animals-in-distress.eu. Retrieved 2 June 2012
  9. ↑ Appleby, Bea "’’BBC All About Animals’’ ", (October 1, 2009) edition. Retrieved 3 October 2012
  10. ↑ Mayo, Simon ’’BBC Radio2 Drivetime’’ (September 17, 2012). "", BBC Radio2. Retrieved 3 October 2012
  11. ↑ Kumaran, Justin ’’Dogs Monthly’’ (September 6, 2012) edition. "", Dogs Monthly.Retrieved 3 October 2012
  12. ↑ Langridge, Emma (October 11, 2012). "Real People Magazine" (PDF). Real People Magazine. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  13. ↑ Kumaran, Justin ’’Guild of Dog Trainers’’ (October 2012) edition. "", Guild of Dog Trainers.Retrieved 08 October 2012
  14. ↑ Fry, Stephen ’’Stephen Fry: Gadget Man’’ (October 15, 2012). "", Channel 4.Retrieved 16 October 2012
  15. ↑ Garratt, Luke ’’How Do Busy Londoners Look After Their Dogs’’(August 20, 2014) "", London Live.Retrieved 5 December 2014
  16. ↑ Fortune, Clarisse ’’France2 News’’ (February 24, 2012). "", france2.fr.Retrieved 2 June 2012
  17. ↑ Peat, Charlie Enfield Independent (December 4, 2014). enfieldindependent.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2014
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